Even a brief, focused practice is more valuable than an hour of mindless noodling, but it’s easy to approach an instrument with the best of intentions and then find yourself playing the same passage over and over again without making…
Nothing tells you more about your practice routine than a mistake that you cannot seem to fix. When mistakes occur, many beginning musicians take that as a sign that something is wrong, but a mistake is often a sign of…
Some practice regimens never have a chance to begin. They expect too much, too soon. Early in our learning journey, it’s natural to envision an ideal practice routine that goes on for hours, that is practiced with laser-like focus, and…
Even a gorgeous piece of music can be inappropriate for you at a given time. When you choose music emotionally, without regard to your technical ability, you’re likely to find yourself in a cycle of trail-and-error, and you may experience…